U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield have
bedeviled relations between Washington and Moscow despite Obama's
"reset" in ties between the former Cold War foes. Obama's Republican
opponents have accused him of being too open to concessions to Russia on the issue.

....The Pentagon is canceling the planned fourth phase of an anti-missile
system that had been scheduled for deployment in Poland in 2022. The SM3
IIb missile was significant for two reasons: It was the only
interceptor planned for the Europe-based system that could have defended
the United States against an attack from Iran; and itwas the component
of the system most decried by Russia, which claimed that it could be
used against its intercontinental missiles.

Obama kept his promise to Russia by taking away the one interceptor that could have provided security and defense for the U.S. from Iran.

Via the same Wapo quoted from above:

"Director of Natonal Intelligence James R. Clapper recently told Congress that Tehran could test an ICBM this year."